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Kyle Anderson was living the dream.
The former St. Anthony High School All-American and two-time Hudson Reporter Player of the Year was actually playing basketball at one of the most storied schools in college basketball history – namely UCLA.
Yes, the same UCLA where the college basketball coaching icon John Wooden devised the famed Pyramid of Success and became the Wizard of Westwood, winning one NCAA championship after another. It's where Lew Alcindor dominated before becoming Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and where Bill Walton began his legendary career.
It's a place that oozes college basketball history, with Pauley Pavilion and the nine national championship banners. Every kid who ever laced up the sneakers and headed to the playground could only imagine being a part of all that basketball legacy.
Kyle Anderson was able to get that chance. The North Bergen native chose UCLA in 2011 after an extensive recruiting process.
Anderson went to La-La Land with huge hopes and aspirations. He was joining a team that featured several talented returning players and included a fellow McDonald's All-American in Shabazz Muhammad.
However, things didn't exactly work out as planned. The Bruins struggled. Coach Ben Howland didn't know how to properly use Anderson, playing him at power forward, a position he never played before. Anderson has always been best with the ball in his hands. Anderson averaged nine points and eight rebounds per game, but was never really comfortable all season.
Needless to say, it was an emotional struggle for young Anderson, being 3,000 miles away from home and facing adversity for the first time in his basketball life.
There were rumors about that Anderson was considering leaving UCLA and putting his name into the pot for the NBA Draft, much like teammate Muhammad did.
Those rumors became even more prominent when Howland was dismissed after the season, especially after a Sports Illustrated article portrayed Howland as a coach who let the inmates run the asylum, with some former players being quoted in the article that Howland had no control over the program.
However, Anderson decided to stay as Muhammad departed.
"People talked to me about leaving, but I was pretty much set on coming back," Anderson said in a recent phone interview.
Former Indiana All-American Steve Alford was pried away from New Mexico to take over the coaching reins at UCLA.
As the 2013-14 college basketball season was set to tip off recently, Anderson was asked if things were better now than last year.
"I'm definitely looking forward to this season," Anderson said. "We have a lot of key pieces coming back. We have a good group of guys."
Anderson was asked about his relationship with his new coach.
"I think things are developing really well," Anderson said. "I think he's starting to trust me with the ball a little bit more and done a great job of getting me more involved."
Trust with the ball. That must have sounded like a hymn for Anderson. Even though he stands 6-foot-9, Anderson has always been a guard first with a guard's mentality. He's been the one to make things happen. He's one of the best pure passers to ever play in Hudson County basketball history – and that says a lot. His size is only an asset with the ball in his hands.
"Having the ball gives me a bigger sense of confidence," Anderson said. "I'm definitely more effective with the ball in my hands."
Anderson said that he never really confronted Howland with his responsibilities with the Bruins last season.
"I never really asked him why," Anderson said. "I just went along with what he wanted me to do."
But with Alford, there's a lot more freedom. Alford realized that Anderson is a unique talent. You can't find someone with that height and those ball skills every day. The last one to have that ability was named Earvin "Magic" Johnson. Anderson's God-given skills with the ball, combined with his stature, made him a player in his own class.
"It's great being at the point," Anderson said. "It's a new team, a new era. Basketball has become a little more fun."
So far, Anderson has done well. In the first game of the season, Anderson had 12 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Drexel. In a blowout win over Oakland, Anderson filled out the stat sheet, collecting eight points, nine rebounds, six assists and three steals.
Sure, it's only two games, a small sample of what he can do, but Anderson is playing like he's a worthy candidate for the Wooden Award, symbolic of college basketball's top player. Anderson was named as a finalist nominee for the Wooden Award last week. See, Anderson cannot avoid the UCLA mystique if he tried.
"It's great being part of the UCLA tradition," Anderson said. "It's really an honor to represent those four letters across my chest. It's truly been a blessing. I never really understood the UCLA tradition before I got here. But now I do. It's something special."
Anderson said that he was glad to have been prepared for college by playing at St. Anthony.
"It really helped me to get an easy start on college," Anderson said. "I know so much more than most players after playing for Coach [Bob] Hurley. When you leave St. Anthony, things are different, but it's about what you learned."
Anderson believes that the Bruins are primed for a long run in both the Pac-12 race and NCAA Tournament come March.
"I think we have all the pieces," Anderson said. "I think we're all buying into what all the coaches tell us. We're doing that every day to get better."
And Anderson believes that the Bruins will be better because he will have the ball in his hands, making the decisions and the plays.
"This is definitely more of my kind of a team," Anderson said. "I think we're in the right place to have a good year."
Anderson will not speculate as to whether he will forego the final two years of college and enter the NBA Draft come April.
"I'm not giving any attention to that," Anderson said about a ranking of possible NBA Draft players that has him among the top 10 prospects. "I think that's something to think about in the postseason, not now."
At this point, Anderson just feels comfortable, relaxed and living life in L.A. with the ball in his hands. Sure enough, he is definitely living the dream.
Jim Hague can be reached at email@example.com. You can also read Jim's blog at www.jimhaguesports.blogspot.com.


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What can we say? This dude gets a gun put in his face, and he responds in the ballsiest way humanly possible.
Here's footage from the attempted bus robbery in West Seattle a few weeks ago. It's cooler than anything we imagined when we first heard about Metro passengers banding together to take out a gunman.
We call on Mayor-elect Ed Murray to give this guy the Seattle Nads of Steel Award, pronto.
By the way, when word first got out about this a few weeks ago, we asked the cops whether it's actually a good idea to confront dudes with guns on crowded buses. They pretty much said it's not not a good idea.

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Eschrichtius robustus (western subpopulation)
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Eschrichtius robustus (western subpopulation)
|Parent Species:
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|Taxonomic Notes:
This subpopulation of Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861), called the western gray whale, is probably genetically isolated from the only other extant subpopulation, known as the eastern gray whale (LeDuc et al. 2002); the ranges do not appear to overlap (Blokhin 1996). It is listed separately for conservation and management purposes (see separate listing for the global species).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Critically Endangered C2a(ii); E ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Reilly, S.B., Bannister, J.L., Best, P.B., Brown, M., Brownell Jr., R.L., Butterworth, D.S., Clapham, P.J., Cooke, J., Donovan, G.P., Urbán, J. & Zerbini, A.N.
|Taylor, B.L. & Notarbartolo di Sciara, G. (Cetacean Red List Authority)
Results of a quantitative population analysis (Cooke et al. 2006) indicate Critically Endangered under the assumption that recent mortality levels continue, based on an extinction probability exceeding 50% within three generations (criterion E), or a projected continuing decline of the subpopulation in combination with a mature population size less than 250 (criterion C2a(ii)). In addition, the small absolute subpopulation size, and the estimate of at most 35 reproductive females means that the subpopulation would easily qualify as Endangered under criterion D (< 250 mature individuals).
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
The western gray whale summers in the Okhotsk Sea, mainly off the northeastern coast of Sakhalin Island (Russian Federation). There are also occasional sightings off the eastern coast of Kamchatka (Russian Federation) and in other coastal waters of the northern Okhotsk Sea (Vladimirov 1994, Weller et al. 1999). Its migration routes and wintering grounds are poorly known, the only recent information being from occasional records on both the eastern and western coasts of Japan (Kato et al. 2006) and along the Chinese coast (Zhu and Yue 1998). Until 1966, there was a whaling ground off Ulsan (southeastern Korea Peninsula), where whales were taken during November to April, with two peaks (in December/January and March/April), suggestive of south- and northbound migrations respectively through the Sea of Japan (Kato and Kasuya 2002). However, no gray whales have been recorded in the Korean whaling grounds since 1968. The great majority of recent Japanese records are on the Pacific side, suggesting that this is now the more important migration route. The few modern records from China are scattered along virtually the entire Chinese coast from the northern Yellow Sea to the Hainan Strait in the south (Zhu and Yue 1998). The calving grounds are unknown but may be around Hainan Island, this being the southwestern end of the known range (Brownell and Chun 1977).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:China; Japan; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Russian Federation
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Pacific – northwest
|Additional data:
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Western gray whales were thought to be extinct as recently as 1972 (Bowen 1974), but a small number are now known to survive (Berzin 1974, Weller et al. 2002); the best estimate for 2006 is 113-131 animals, of which 26-35 are reproductive females, based on an analysis of photo-identification data (Cooke et al. 2006). The figures include adjustments for the photo-identified whales that are likely to have died and for the estimated number of living whales that have yet to be catalogued. In the absence of additional new mortality in excess of the estimated rate over 1994-2004, the population size is projected to increase at 2-4% per annum (Cooke et al. 2006). However, even a very small number of additional annual female deaths will cause the subpopulation to decline.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
The main feeding habitat of this subpopulation
is the shallow (5-15 m depth) shelf of northeastern
|Movement patterns:
|Full Migrant
|Major Threat(s):
Western gray whales were hunted by aboriginal people in the northern part of their range since prehistoric times but to an unknown extent (Mitchell, 1979). They were taken by Japanese hand-harpoon whalers in the Sea of Japan since at least the 16th century, and by net whalers on the Pacific coast in the 17th to 19th century (Omura 1984, 1988). Western gray whales were also taken by European and American whalers, mainly in the Okhotsk Sea, from the late 1840s to perhaps the start of the 20th century (Henderson 1984), and by Russian steam whalers on the Russian far eastern coast at the end of the 19th century (Andrews 1914, Weller et al. 2002). Quantitative information is scarce, but it is possible that the subpopulation was already depleted by the start of modern whaling at the end of the 19th century. During 1890-1966 an estimated 1,800 – 2,000 gray whales were taken off the Korea peninsula and Japan (Kato and Kasuya 2002). Apart from the main grounds off southeastern Korea, whales were also taken in the Yellow Sea in the early part of this period. Occasional catches are recorded from China during 1916-58 (Zhu and Yue 1998). It is not known whether any whales have been taken by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Three western gray whales, all females, were fatally entangled in net-traps on the Pacific coast of Japan in 2005 (Kato et al., 2006). Subpopulation projections show that if this level of mortality continues, the subpopulation would decline towards extinction (Cooke et al. 2006, IWC 2007). Most recently, a female yearling (9.1 m) was killed in Yoshihama Bay, Sanriku, Japan on 19 January 2007. The stranding of a dead western gray whale in Japan with a hand harpoon lodged in it of the kind used by porpoise hunters (Brownell and Kasuya 1999) is of concern, as is the finding of gray whale meat on domestic whale meat markets on the Pacific coast of Japan (Baker et al. 2002). Incidental catches of cetaceans in the extensive coastal net fisheries off southern China are also of concern (Zhou and Wang 1994).
The substantial nearshore industrialization and shipping congestion throughout the migratory corridors of this subpopulation represent potential threats by increasing the likelihood of exposure to ship strikes, chemical pollution, and general disturbance (Weller et al. 2002).
Offshore gas and oil development in the Okhotsk Sea within 20 km of the primary feeding ground off northeast Sakhalin Island in the Okhotsk Sea is of particular concern. Activities related to oil and gas exploration, including geophysical seismic surveying, pipelaying and drilling operations, increased vessel traffic, and oil spills, all pose potential threats to western gray whales. Disturbance from underwater industrial noise may displace whales from critical feeding habitat. Physical habitat damage from drilling and dredging operations, combined with possible impacts of oil and chemical spills on benthic prey communities also warrants concern (Reeves et al. 2005)
|Conservation Actions:
International Whaling Commission (IWC) regulations protect western gray whales from commercial and aboriginal subsistence whaling; the range states of the Russian Federation, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and China, are members of the IWC (but as noted above, some limited illegal hunting may continue). Oil and gas companies operating off Sakhalin Island have implemented some voluntary measures to reduce their impacts on gray whales, such as speed restrictions on their vessels (Anon. 2006). At present, one oil company is co-operating with the IUCN Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel (WGWAP) although it is not bound by the panel's recommendations (www.iucn.org/wgwap).
|Reilly, S.B., Bannister, J.L., Best, P.B., Brown, M., Brownell Jr., R.L., Butterworth, D.S., Clapham, P.J., Cooke, J., Donovan, G.P., Urbán, J. & Zerbini, A.N. 2008. Eschrichtius robustus (western subpopulation). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T8099A12885692. . Downloaded on 19 August 2018.
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NOTE: This photo is from Fine Cooking. Looks good, huh? My version turned out a lot different! Read on...For me, I am cursed with a very active part of my brain-- the one that is connected to my taste buds. I find that my thoughts become so focused on a particular flavor or craving, that I develop a mission to get busy in the kitchen. Last night, I was determined to bake a New York Crumb Cake recipe that I've saved, at least a year ago. This morning, I was feeling a little groggy. I couldn't bond with the thought of rolling crumbs, by hand (this is the technique of the recipe that intrigued me). I was still determined to bake something for breakfast as a treat to myself and my family.
Then, I remembered that I had baked doughnut muffins months ago (Fine Cooking). I read my notes, and I realized that I have never given my "Muffin Crown Pans" a maiden voyage! Never heard of a Muffin Crown Pan? I confess-- when I eat a muffin , or a cupcake, I pull the bottom off and eat that first. Then, I enjoy the top. This pan, in theory, bakes only the top. I bought this pan, last July, at the King Arthur Flour website (note: KAF calls this a Muffin Top Pan).
I also made a few modifications to the recipe-- first, I cut the recipe ingredients in half. The last thing I need are 24 muffins in my kitchen! I increased the buttermilk and added a little bit of vanilla to the batter. The Fine Cooking recipe said to blend the dry and milk ingredients, by hand. I used my stand mixer (since I had to cream the butter and sugar together), but I used the lowest speed, and only in spurts. I'll take any shortcut that I can!
The tricky part, was trying to guess how much dough to fill each muffin well. Next, I wondered how long to bake these (in a traditional muffin tin, the recipe said 25-30 minutes).
I used an ice cream scoop, and I got a total of 10 muffins.
Note to self-- maybe you need to use about 1/4 less of an ice cream scoop. I thought that the muffins rose a little too high. I baked the muffins for 15 minutes.
I allowed the muffins to cool for about 3 minutes before they easily came out of the pan. I was disappointed that the bottom of the muffins were too brown, and bordering "burned".
One more note to self: place the rack a little higher and consider decreasing the baking time to about 13 minutes.
The male vultures (husband and son) had to be chased away so that a) they wouldn't block my light to photograph and b) I had to brush melted, unsalted butter on top.
Last, I used my shaker to sprinkle cinnamon sugar on the muffins. (The original recipe said to brush melted butter and to roll them in cinnamon sugar... I didn't care for that. It looked "gloppy"). I also thought that these could be glazed, while hot-- not quite Krispy Kreme, but a nice alternative.
Overall, the muffins are good. Do they taste like doughnuts? I think that's a stretch. I would say that these resemble Snickerdoodles. They're great with a cup of coffee.
I'm going to start using this pan, more often. Come to think of it, I originally bought this pan to make Whoopie Pies! I've never made them, but I've got a recipe I've been anxious to try.
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Aug 22 2011 - Aug 26 2011 will be a busy week
Started by Lugnut, Aug 18 2011 06:07 PM
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Posted 18 August 2011 - 06:07 PM
US announcements ...
Monday Aug 22 -> Chicago Fed National Activity Index
Tuesday Aug 23 -> New Home Sales
Wednesday Aug 24 -> Durable Goods Orders
Thursday Aug 25 -> Jobless Claims
Friday Aug 26 -> GDP and Uncle Ben Bernanke speaks at Jackson Kornhole ...
If anyone wants to post other upcoming things or speculate on where these announcements will take markets please post away. If markets are in a period of indecision then they will be more news sensitive.
Posted 18 August 2011 - 08:28 PM
We probably need Euro news, too. Where do you get Euro news?
A day late and a dollar short.
Posted 18 August 2011 - 08:43 PM
Sure glad all my albums went GOLD.
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I love you, TASR!
Tops Take Time
Postulate A Free Lunch Economy
Anyone, now, who is not genuinely afraid is a moran.
[T]housands of empty stucco crapboxes vacated after being circle-jerk sham-traded among corrupt borkers, uppraisers and loan officers from 100K up to 800K, then "nopay-walkaway" (with dirty loan cash in pockets)
Guess again, girlfriend.
Or, $2.7 million every effing day since the effing pinball machine.
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Posted 18 August 2011 - 11:16 PM
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Posted 18 August 2011 - 11:17 PM
You can always post this kind of post in the Intraday Stool or M2M thread also.
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Posted 18 August 2011 - 11:42 PM
Thanks. Being a noob I will bump into a few walls. Figured as things are fluid having a place for "next week" can be helpful. Institutional players will be working a plan based on the calendar.
Posted 18 August 2011 - 11:53 PM
Quite handy. Thanks.
Noticed that they don't give a "high" importance status to the numbers that come out of China.
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I think the JD800 is very poor. Apart from the sliders, which to be honest I never found to be as quick to use as I would hope, it really is a poor synth. Not as nice sounding as a D50. I see no reason to buy one. I was very disappointed by it, the JD990 is another beast altogether however, very powerful.
The V-Synth is very powerful, and well made too. No dodgy red goo to leak everywhere like on the JD800.
In all honesty unless you record all your synths in one go, and not one t a time, I'd be selling the JD800 and your D50. Invest the money in something else.


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Christian rockers Mercy Me, a multi-platinum award winning band, will perform in concert at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Center at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19."We have offered several shows at the DWRCC and this is the biggest one for the multi venue facility," said Mayor Jeff Shockley.Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. today at the Poteau Chamber of Commerce, 201 S. Broadway, phone (918) 647-9178.The band will be performing its latest album, "The Hurt & Healer," which debuted at No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart last year and has produced a couple of No. 1 singles, according to the Billboard Christian AC Chart and Christian Radio.Ticket prices include $45 VIP limited reserved, $40 general admission and $35 advance. MercyMe was formed in Greenville, Texas in 1994. The band released six independent albums before signing with INO Records in 2001. The group first gained mainstream recognition with the crossover single, "I Can Only Imagine" which elevated their debut album, Almost There, to double platinum certification. Since then, the group has released six additional studio albums (four of which have been certified gold) and a greatest hits album, 10. The group has also had 13 consecutive top 5 singles on the Billboard Christian Songs chart, with seven of them reaching No. 1. MercyMe has won 8 Dove Awards and has had numerous Grammy Award nominations.


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Here is it on the lips.
You can get the L'oreal Rouge Caresses at Boots, Superdrug etc for around £7.99.
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A life of service
SOA - new developers start here
Comment While pundits argue about when Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) will take over the world, there is a reasonable consensus that this is the way much of the business IT implementations world is moving. Given that, the world of the applications developer is liable to change, with perhaps the most important aspect being the expansion of the frame of reference of the title 'developer', which will shift from variations on a code-cutting theme to include the development of business processes.
This shift will open up opportunities for both existing code-oriented developers and business people with a technical bent, which is why it was interesting to hear Steve Elliott of Sun's Client Solutions Organisation speaking at the recent Java 06 conference in London. He set out a good grounding for most of the factors developers of all hues need to be considering as SOA creeps inexorably up on them. These edited highlights make a good start-point tutorial.
One of the key factors is that SOA will not just change the rules for developers but also for vendors. Regardless of what they will say there is a need for a little reality check. This is based on a quote from Jim Waldo of Sun - the main architect of JINI. It is what he calls the 'Highlander Principle', taken from the Highlander films, where vendors will tell users 'there can be only one'. This is the first and most important fallacy to learn and dismiss, no matter what the vendors say. There is not just one way of doing SOA. One of the most important examples of this is that web services do not equal SOA. There are other architectures that are just as valid, including JINI, Web 2.0 and Mashups. The driver is the complexity of the services required by the business. A mashup based around Google maps is still a service.
A good example of how to think about services is the 'Victorian Gentry' model. They pull a bell rope and, a few minutes later, a butler appears with tea and cakes. They didn't care too much about the implementation below stairs. It is not about the technology of the implementation. What they care about is quality of service, and that is subjective. Most users will be irritated but not damaged by a railway timetable service being down for five minutes, but risk serious problems if their bank system is down.
So the technology is important, but the key issue here is how does one infrastructure and service talk to another. There are standards involved here, such as HTTP, and some key web service standards such as Web Services Definition Language (WSDL) which enables developers to describe a service. There are also architectural standards to consider that focus on layers and granularity.
Orchestration, the ability to take individual services and binding them together to create composite services, with one service controlling the rest, is an important process to grasp. Another is Identity Management, the concept of having policies that apply a network identity and a federated identity to services and users. This is important as services must be able to authenticate with each other as appropriate.
Governance is becoming a hot topic as well. As you build more services, the ability to locate the service needed is important, as is the ability to manage their individual life cycles.
Most business services will be composites, and may even be made up of services running on different systems, so building a platform to run the composite is an important consideration. The first step is to have some service composition tools available to create the services and plait them together into a composite service. Then they need to be managed so they can be governed, registered, and have access authorisation and identity controlled. Only then should a developer consider issues of access and delivery: for example is it delivered to a webpage, or perhaps a mobile that uses a different protocol.
There are a number of standards bodies worth checking out, such as the Java Community Process for all things Java; W3C, responsible for defining and controlling the core XML standards and standards like WSDL; and the Web Services Interoperability (WS-I) organisation. This is not a standards body but responsible for working out how to take existing standards and plug them together to make interoperable web services. This is particularly important in getting Java stacks and .NET stacks to work together, which will be a common requirement. OASIS is concerned with higher level issues such as security, and addressing modes, while the Liberty Alliance focuses on identity management issues.
These standards are important to know about, particularly if the services planned are complex, for they will need security, transaction management and the like. It is certainly true that some services are far simpler and will not require this level of knowledge.
Knowledge of Business Processes will be important, especially when any sort of transaction is to be used. In real life the process flow is important - get actions out of sequence and a process can collapse. And many of the processes are long-lived, they can take a good bit of time to run their proper course. This is where Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) is important. This defines the long-running, stateful and transactional services, plus their integration into higher level composite services. These are sometime referred to as AC/DC services - asynchronous and document-centric conversational services. These are the archetypal loosely-coupled services that are defined by business processes not technology.
So today 'developer' does not just mean someone who cuts code every day, it also means someone who develops systems at a process level and a growing number of tools are now available to speed the generation of code from process models. One of the main ones is Java Business Integration (JBI), which provides an interoperable architecture in which developers can create service engine or binding component plug-ins. These enable one set of services to be integrated out, using whatever protocol is required, to another end service. This maps on to real life, where there are many different protocols in use, never just one (regardless of what the vendors might suggest). JBI allows developers to define the bindings that link out from a user's internal 'world'.
There is also a need to be able to integrate new execution engines into an architecture if they are required. There are many different engines already available, but many users will still require their own. JBI allows developers to write their own rules engine that can be inserted into the overall integration architecture. Much of what JBI is about is in fact aimed at the main SOA-oriented vendors, while other aspects are aimed at applications service vendors. Knowing that such environments exist, however, and how to use them, will allow developers use the visual modelling tools in ways that exploit that existence. ®


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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A new state budget cleared its first major vote in the Texas Legislature on Wednesday when the Senate approved a $195.5 billion spending plan that will test a relatively civil political climate as Democrats ratchet up pressure for more state spending.
The spending bill passed 29-2 and proposes a 7.7 percent increase in general revenue spending over the current budget, which lawmakers cut to the bone in 2011 to erase a massive shortfall borne by the Great Recession.
Senate Republican leaders lauded the proposed 2014-15 budget as making the best of sunnier economic fortunes this time around. Public schools gutted of $5.4 billion two years ago would win back about one-fourth of those historic cuts, mental health funding would increase by $240 million and financially shaky state parks would be spared from closure.
Democrats raised skepticism during a three-hour Senate floor session about whether the spending kept pace with population growth. They also urged majority Republicans — yet again — to dig deep into the state's Rainy Day Fund, which is projected to reach nearly $12 billion in cash reserves.
Only two Democrats, Sens. Wendy Davis and Sylvia Garcia, who was sworn in just last week, voted against the bill.
"We've come a long way, baby, since last session," said Republican Sen. Tommy Williams, the Senate's chief budget writer.
The bill now goes to the House.
Williams said room remains to deliver tax relief, which Gov. Rick Perry wanted lawmakers to prioritize going into the session. Williams said the most likely options include refunding $900 million in the System Benefit Fund, which was created to help low-income residents pay utility bills.
He introduced the Senate spending bill by railing against the growing chunk of the budget chewed up by Medicaid — Texas remains one of the few states to reject expanding health care for the poor under the federal Affordable Care Act. He also described securing new highway money for a rapidly expanding Texas population as the state's own "fiscal cliff."
Davis' eleventh-hour filibuster during the 2011 session to temporarily postpone the classroom spending cuts elevated her star power among Democrats — and she was again the loudest voice of dissent in the chamber on Wednesday.
"The budget product was artificially strained from the start," Davis said. "I can't ignore the alternatives that were available to us."
Yet aside from Davis' floor speech, the Senate budget bill passed with little drama. Retired teachers in red shirts packed the gallery when the Senate began but stuck around only long enough for a resolution honoring their members. They filed out before the chamber began considering the budget bill in which public education funding remains the most divisive issue.
Other Democrats conveyed optimism that more money would eventually be spent but did not launch into any pointed attacks. With the 140-day session now more than halfway finished, Democrats instead praised the openness of budget negotiations so far, unlike the acrimony and tense exchanges that often shadowed spending discussions two years ago.
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A rejuvenated Texas economy handed lawmakers a record $101.1 billion in revenue to potentially spend when the Legislature convened in January. About $6.6 billion of that was already spent earlier this month in an emergency bill to cover a Medicaid shortfall, and there is $269 million in other estimated expenses in the current budget that lawmakers must also set aside.
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Finding Vertices of Parabolas
Lesson 13 of 17
Objective: SWBAT develop a method to find the vertex of a parabola when the function is given in standard, factored or vertex form and to explain why their method works.
Big Idea: Why is finding the vertex of a parabola useful? How can you find the vertex when the function rule is written different ways?
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Use the third problem on the Warm-Up to start today's investigation. The big question is: How can you use the function rule to find the vertex of the parabola efficiently? To put this in context, ask students: "Why is it even helpful to find the vertex of a parabola?" My students have done some simple optimization problems in this unit already, and they will do some more challenging ones in upcoming lessons. The vertex helps us find the optimal value.
A sub-question of this larger question is: How do you find the vertex of the parabola when the function rule is given in different forms? Students may or may not realize the advantage of writing a function in vertex form, and they may or may not understand that they can use the process of completing the square to do this.
The big answer to the question is that there are two key ways to find the vertex of a parabola:
(1) You can find both the x-intercepts and then find the midpoint of those intercepts in order to find the x-coordinate of the vertex. Note that this only works when there are two x-intercepts.
(2) You can use the method of completing the square to rewrite the function in vertex form to identify the vertex.
The goal is for students to figure these two methods out on their own, which is why the functions provided are written in many different forms. At some point during the lesson, you can write examples of these two methods on the board and then struggling students can refer to these examples during the work time. Note that it is important not to do this in the form of a direct instruction lesson because as soon as you explicitly teach a skill or method to the entire class, students no longer have to think and make sense of what they are doing (MP1).
Again, this is a good opportunity for students to check their answers using graphing technology if they want to (MP5). Students who easily tackle the first problems can work on the more challenging problems. These problems are more challenging because a is not a factor of b or c so students will need to use rational numbers when finding the x-intercepts and vertex.
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The Exit Ticket is written to get students thinking about the deeper questions behind the processes they were working on today. It is easy to get caught up in the algorithms and calculations, which is why it is essential to set aside time at the end of class to bring students' attention to the ideas behind their calculations (MP2). These exit ticket questions also focus on the parabolas that might not fit students' algorithms perfectly.
It is also set up to make students think more deeply and abstractly about their methods. Every parabola has a vertex, but not every parabola has two x-intercepts. Ask students to justify each of their answers using examples and diagrams (MP3). Ask them to justify their answers even if they are wrong answers—the purpose is for students to think through their reasoning and try to support their ideas with examples.
It is often difficult to get students to engage in discussions like this one because they are used to thinking that math means "doing problems," not writing and thinking. I explicitly address this by telling students that in this class math means thinking about what you are doing and being able to explain it using different kinds of reasoning. Obviously one explanation does not change students' minds, but putting time into this each day, and occasionally formally assessing the quality of students' answers (and providing them with clear formative feedback) will help make this message more clear.


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'The Daily Disappointment'?
Since the whole interview is online (click on the first link above), I figured I could take some of hizzonner's most repeated quotes out of context and make a fun little techno mix for you to enjoy.
I hope you are not disappointed.
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BurdaStyle Sewing Vintage Modern Contest 2013 Elizabeth the ...
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So – I had lots of new sewing books for Christmas and one of them was Burdastyle's Sewing Vintage Modern. How convenient then that there's a competition to make a dress from the book using or adapting the patterns given. I've never entered a sewing competition before and don't for a second expect to win, but as I'd already designed lots of outfits from the book and even matched my designs to fabric I already had, I knew there was nothing to hold me back and this weekend I went full steam ahead with the Elizabeth gathered dress! The title stems from the fact that I'm SURE I will be making this dress again, so this is the first of many.
I altered the pattern quite a lot from the original version in the book;
1. I did a full bodice lining rather than the facings the pattern called for – I always find facings a bit messy, plus now you can't see any stitching on the bodice part of the invisible zip – yay :-) – to make it even neater on the inside I also covered the end of the zip. I attached the bodice front to the back by turning the front the right way round (i.e. wrong side of lining and fabric facing each other) and then slipping the bodice back over it so that the right sides of the outer fabric were touching and the right sides of the lining too. Then I stitched along the shoulder seam, trimmed seams and clipped curves and turned it back around. I hope that makes sense. It's one of my favourite sewing tips I've ever learned – such neat shoulder seams now!
2. I lowered the neckline – a lot! I don't tend to make muslins, I make the lining first, alter that before cutting the outer fabric and then put it all together. Every time I tried on the lining I wanted it slightly lower so I just kept using my french curve to lower the neckline. I also pivoted the center front in 1cm, grading it down from the top to the bottom of the CF line. If I hadn't done this, I have no doubt it would have gaped and I have enough on show already to know that gaping is not the way forward!
3. The original dress pattern is nice and simple so I pleated the back before cutting and sewing the bodice. I like the very subtle way it breaks up the Ikat print a bit and depending on the lighting it adds some nice texture to what would other wise be a flat expanse of fabric!
4. Instead of a gathered rectangle for the skirt I gathered a half circle skirt and then made about 100m of black bias binding – at least that's what it felt like – to go around the hem. I used a tutorial from Colette Patterns to make the binding. http://www.coletterie.com/tutorials-tips-tricks/continuous-bias-tape-tutorial I ran out of fabric for some of the skirt so I tried to match up the print and add an extending section – you can kind of see it at the hem of the front skirt piece (it's only about an inch deep).
So that's it really – a very simple pattern, which was perfect for adapting to my own style. I recommend the book, it has some lovely variations to suit all styles. I'd say the original is perfect for a beginner and I guess I made it intermediate with my adaptations.
Please check out my brand new blog! http://dreamingofavonlea.wordpress.com/
Material Notes
100% cotton Ikat fabric – John Lewis sale.
Polyester?? mint green fabric for bodice lining.
- Continuous Bias Binding
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Mar 26, 2013, 07.31 PMby lelie
What a lovely dress. I is perfect with the beautiful fabric. It suit you so very well. I'm in love!
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Thank you!
Mar 13, 2013, 06.25 PMby staticstasy
Beautiful dress!
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Feb 20, 2013, 10.46 AMby gwendestar
This is a great dress ! I'm in love with your fabric ! ;-)
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Thanks – I love it too!
Feb 19, 2013, 11.36 PMby winkybear
I just love this dress! Also love the boldness of your attitude — charging ahead with confidence! Great job!
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Feb 20, 2013, 07.11 AMby laracrj
Ha ha thanks, I look upon it as awkward posing, but I'm glad it comes across like that! x
Feb 1, 2013, 08.06 PMby Dawnqirl
Love the detsil on your dress. Beautiful fabric, definitely a one of a kind dress, well done & good luck!
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Feb 1, 2013, 08.45 PMby laracrj
Thank you so much, what a lovely comment!
Jan 22, 2013, 09.25 AMby Elena Perletti
Jan 19, 2013, 05.06 AMby nouvellegamine
I love the pleated back. What a great idea! The dress is wonderful :D
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Jan 19, 2013, 08.30 AMby laracrj
Thanks – I just wanted to do something a bit different, but not over the top x
Jan 15, 2013, 09.49 PMby MojoHollz
Nee would have ever noticed the opps on the skirt if you hadn't said anything, very nicely done. I love the subtle detail of the pleating. Great job the fit and print are very lovely on you!
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Thanks! I like it too!
Jan 14, 2013, 10.18 PMby wildcatspow
Really, really cute! This looks great!!
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Jan 14, 2013, 03.57 AMby byrdiesews
This is so pretty! Love the print!
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Thank you!
Jan 13, 2013, 09.11 PMby Amelia Midgley
I love the pleats on the back. Gives a plain dress something special :)
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Jan 13, 2013, 10.03 PMby laracrj
Thank you – that's exactly what I thought!
Jan 13, 2013, 07.22 PMby Mary Athey
I don.t bother with facings either. I think a dress sits better lined. I.love your dress. The fabrics gorgeous.and its lovely on you . Goof.luck x
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Jan 13, 2013, 10.03 PMby laracrj
Thank you – I agree, linings all the way!
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Dr. Salvatore Pappalardo has been appointed a professor emeritus by the Niagara University Board of Trustees.
To qualify for the honorary title, one must have attained the rank of full professor at the time of retirement, served 10 or more years as a full-time member of the faculty, achieved a record of meritorious service, and made significant contributions to the university.
Pappalardo provided 28 years (1975-2003) of distinguished service as an employee of Niagara University's College of Education. Within five years of joining the university, he was granted tenure, and was subsequently awarded the rank of full professor in May 1991.
Prior to retiring in 2003, Pappalardo twice held the position of department chair, served on more than 30 university committees, and coordinated counseling programs during various periods of his career at Niagara.
Since retiring, Pappalardo has remained active within the College of Education. He has maintained his support of NU's counselor training program by teaching a summer graduate course and mentoring faculty, staff and students. The Youngstown resident is still connected with numerous counseling agencies and centers, as well as statewide professional associations.
Last fall, Pappalardo was very active in the university's Alumni Weekend activities, assisting the College of Education, the event's affinity group. He has also chaired the college's annual professional recognition dinner, an event that enhances the university's esteemed legacy in education.
"We are most proud of the multitude of accomplishments and continuing commitment of Dr. Pappalardo to the profession and to our graduate students at Niagara University," stated Dr. Debra Colley, dean of NU's College of Education. "The need for counseling services for children and youth has never been greater. Dr. Pappalardo and our faculty bring passion, commitment and academic excellence to our graduates in the school counseling program. We are so proud to recognize Dr. Pappalardo with his honor."
Throughout his time at Niagara, Pappalardo was also active in the Naval Reserve and retired with the rank of captain in 1985.
Pappalardo has increased his involvement in a number of volunteer positions. With Niagara County Hospice, he trains all volunteers for Camp Hope, a bereavement camp for children, and also serves as counselor at the camp each year. He is a member of the board of directors for the Niagara County Girl Scouts and volunteers weekends during the summer at the Zoar Valley Girl Scout Camp.
Niagara University offers a master's degree program and professional certification in school counseling, with opportunities to bridge this credential with licensing requirements for mental health counseling. The school counseling program includes comprehensive clinical experience wherein candidates have mentored experiences across a spectrum of school districts, programs providing family and community support, and summer camps that focus on career and college readiness.
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Sec. 801. Study of market mechanisms in Federal student loan programs.
(a) STUDY REQUIRED- The Comptroller General and the Secretary of Education shall convene a study group including the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, representatives of entities making loans under part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, representatives of other entities in the financial services community, representatives of other participants in the student loan programs, and such other individuals as the Comptroller General and the Secretary may designate. The Comptroller General and Secretary, in consultation with the study group, shall design and conduct a study to identify and evaluate means of establishing a market mechanism for the delivery of loans made pursuant to such title IV.
(b) DESIGN OF STUDY- The study required under this section shall identify not fewer than 3 different market mechanisms for use in determining lender return on student loans while continuing to meet the other objectives of the programs under parts B and D of such title IV, including the provision of loans to all eligible students. Consideration may be given to the use of auctions and to the feasibility of incorporating income-contingent repayment options into the student loan system and requiring borrowers to repay through income tax withholding.
(c) EVALUATION OF MARKET MECHANISMS- The mechanisms identified under subsection (b) shall be evaluated in terms of the following areas:
(1) The cost or savings of loans to or for borrowers, including parent borrowers.
(2) The cost or savings of the mechanism to the Federal Government.
(3) The cost, effect, and distribution of Federal subsidies to or for participants in the program.
(4) The ability of the mechanism to accommodate the potential distribution of subsidies to students through an income-contingent repayment option.
(5) The effect on the simplicity of the program, including the effect of the plan on the regulatory burden on students, institutions, lenders, and other program participants.
(6) The effect on investment in human capital and resources, loan servicing capability, and the quality of service to the borrower.
(7) The effect on the diversity of lenders, including community-based lenders, originating and secondary market lenders.
(8) The effect on program integrity.
(9) The degree to which the mechanism will provide market incentives to encourage continuous improvement in the delivery and servicing of loans.
(10) The availability of loans to students by region, income level, and by categories of institutions.
(11) The proposed Federal and State role in the operation of the mechanism.
(12) A description of how the mechanism will be administered and operated.
(13) Transition procedures, including the effect on loan availability during a transition period.
(14) Any other areas the study group may include.
(d) PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND PUBLICATION OF STUDY- Not later than November 15, 2000, the study group shall make the group's preliminary findings, including any additional or dissenting views, available to the public with a 60-day request for public comment. The study group shall review these comments and the Comptroller General and the Secretary shall transmit a final report, including any additional or dissenting views, to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, and the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than May 15, 2001.
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Big 12 sticking with name it knows best
OKLAHOMA CITY — Texas shortstop Brandon Loy scratched his Longhorns cap at the concept.
Starting this summer, the Big 12 will have 10 members. The Big Ten will have 12 members. And, based mainly upon brand loyalty, both conferences intend to keep their numerically challenged monikers.
"Definitely weird," Loy said. "But what do you do when you move teams in and out of conferences?"
Ah, the multimillion-dollar question. Mainly, our conference forefathers started this mess by, many moons ago, deciding generic labels like "Big" needed numerical additions.
"That probably wasn't the best thought-out idea in the world, attaching a number to a conference name," Baylor athletic director Ian McCaw said, smiling. "And certainly we've seen that with a number of conferences around the country."
The Big 12, after hiring a consulting firm to explore other options, announced last week it intends to keep its name, minus Nebraska and Colorado, which are bolting for the Big Ten and newly named Pac-12, respectively.
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Why? The identity is mindful of winners, Big 12 spokesman Bob Burda said.
"During the league's 15 years of existence, there's been a lot of success with the Big 12 brand — we've won national titles with that name," Burda said. "It just seemed based on the equity that's been built to this point, it was in our best interest to keep the name and logo as is moving forward."
So why don't the Big Ten and Big 12 simply switch names? If it were only that easy ...
"If that were to occur, every time you referred to a previous championship won under the Big 12 banner, how would you delineate it?" Burda asked. "Would you refer to it as 'The Big 12 now known as the Big Ten?'"
No, you wouldn't, because more verbiage and conference complexity are the last things the NCAA — and sportswriters — need.
"If those conferences just switched names, there would be all sorts of confusion," said Steve Richardson, a Dallas-area author and longtime league historian. "The other danger is who knows what's going to happen in two years? You don't want to turn it into chasing your tail."
That's another thing. Should the Big 12 opt to expand, one day it might live up to its soon-to-be inflated name.
"That wasn't part of the thought process behind keeping the name, but we certainly haven't closed the door (on expansion)," Burda said. "Although there are no talks of expansion in the near future and it doesn't appear imminent, you never rule out that possibility."
For its part, Conference USA, formed 16 years ago, got the name game right. Like the sampler platter at your favorite restaurant, it's hard to go wrong with a name as all encompassing — and numerically deficient — as C-USA.
"That's one of the beauties of the thing," then-Memphis athletic director Charles Cavagnaro told the Commercial Appeal in 1995 following the league's unveiling. "We're not bound by any area of the country."
Apparently, neither is the Big East — despite its regional name — which is welcoming TCU into its now 16-school fold starting next year. Had the Big 12 changed names, what exactly was out there for the taking? "Heartland" is in the vague greatness of the "C-USA" mold — but it's taken.
"And can you really call the Big 12 something like the 'Prairie League'?" Richardson wondered. "The topography at a school like Missouri looks more like you're in Big Ten country. Honestly, it's just an odd combination of schools. This league was put together for TV."
Speaking of TV, Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair, who just led the Aggies to one of the aforementioned national titles, offered a couple of conference name suggestions that sounded more like ABC reality shows.
"The Survivors?" Blair said. "Dancing with the Elite?"
Blair, in realizing neither proposal will make the Big 12 change its mind, added that he understands why the conference stayed in its comfort zone.
"They would always have to explain themselves if suddenly they went to the 'Small 10' or whatever," Blair said. "The Big Ten has had 11 schools for years and it hasn't hurt their name at all. It would be like Blue Bell ice cream suddenly becoming 'Red Bell.' There's no need to change if you've got a proven product."
Fan Kalvin Zitterkob, decked in Oklahoma gear while taking in a Big 12 tournament baseball game at RedHawks Field, said it makes sense for the Big 12 to stick with familiarity. Now, if his beloved OU considered a name change ...
"Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas Longhorns ... that's where you find the true loyalty," Zitterkob offered of the long-standing university designations. "I don't really care what they call the conference."
McCaw, Baylor's AD, dubbed the Big 12's verdict "a wise decision."
"We did some internal surveys and had a branding consultant work with us," McCaw said. "The Big 12 has such great equity and credibility, and it means so much to people in this part of the country, that a change really wouldn't have served us very well."
And, in the end, all numerology aside ...
"The Big Ten will always be the Big Ten," McCaw said, "and the Big 12 will always be the Big 12."
Simple enough, we suppose, while scratching our collective caps.


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It began quietly enough with a pulled hamstring. The first baseman for the Cubs AAA affiliate in Wichita went down as he rounded third and headed for home. The next day, Jim Hickman, the first baseman for the Cubs, injured his back. The team suddenly needed someone to play first, so they reached down to their AA club in Midland, Texas, and called up a twenty-one-year-old named Joe Castle. He was the hottest player in AA and creating a buzz.
In the summer of 1973 Joe Castle was the boy wonder of baseball, the greatest rookie anyone had ever seen. The kid from Calico Rock, Arkansas dazzled Cub fans as he hit home run after home run, politely tipping his hat to the crowd as he shattered all rookie records.
Calico Joe quickly became the idol of every baseball fan in America, including Paul Tracey, the young son of a hard-partying and hard-throwing Mets pitcher. On the day that Warren Tracey finally faced Calico Joe, Paul was in the stands, rooting for his idol but also for his Dad. Then Warren threw a fastball that would change their lives forever...
In John Grisham's new novel the baseball is thrilling, but it's what happens off the field that makes CALICO JOE a classic.
Familial bonds and America's pastime
John Grisham's latest novel, Calico Joe, is something of a departure from the Arkansas-born author's many bestsellers. Here, Grisham returns to a topic—baseball—that he explored previously in 2001's A Painted House, the first of his novels not categorized as a legal thriller.
The story toggles effectively between past and present, as protagonist Paul Tracey recalls the magical summer of 1973, when a rookie named Joe Castle joined the Chicago Cubs and proceeded to set the National League on fire with an astounding and unprecedented display of hitting. Castle's heroics propel the Cubs on a path to the playoffs, and like most every other baseball fan everywhere, young Paul is smitten with the multitalented young star.
But Paul is the son of Warren Tracey, a veteran pitcher for the rival New York Mets and a surly, unhappy womanizer prone to physical violence at home. Warren faces Joe Castle that same summer in an important ball game at Shea Stadium. Paul, sitting in the stands, watches as his father throws a fast ball at Castle's head, causing irreparable injury and ending the rookie's brief but legendary career.
Fast forward to 2003, when Paul hatches a scheme to reconnect with his father—who left the family years before and is now dying of cancer—and force him to travel to Arkansas to make amends with Castle, who has spent the past 30 years physically impaired and working as a baseball groundskeeper.
Grisham deftly blends fact and fiction in his baseball accounts from the past, populating his story with real ballplayers from the era and neatly establishing a childlike fascination with statistics and heroic athletic feats as seen through Paul's eyes as a youngster. Even the novel's main event—the beaning of Castle—recalls actual historical events of 1920, when New York Yankees pitcher Carl Mays beaned Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman. (Chapman passed away the next day in the only incident in the history of the game when a batter died from being hit with a pitched ball.)
Yet beneath all the baseball lore and Grisham's obvious affection for the game, Calico Joe offers a sad but real tale about fathers and sons and the difficulties family members can experience when attempting to re-establish severed bonds. As with all Grisham novels, it is a smart, smooth read—and it's guaranteed to entice thoughtful fans of the summer game.


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Sunday, May 11, 2014
Daffodil Cake (Angel Food Cake)-- and my baking "blooper"
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- Stacey Snacks said...
Though I am a much better baker than I used to be, I stick w/ simple recipes......or I go to the bakery!
I have had 2 flops lately, sticky buns that actually STUCK to the pan, I could not get them out...they are sitting in a bowl, so ugly, but they still taste yummy!
- May 11, 2014 at 6:11 PM
- baker_bear said...
Ughhhhh!!! I made that mistake once and it left an indelible memory! I actually stopped making Angel Food cakes for a while afterwards I was soooo mad at myself! I too hate wasting ingredients and dumping the equivalent of a dozen eggs in the garbage is no fun so I really sympathize with you.
If you were to make this recipe again would you increase or change the flavoring agents in the daffodil portion of the cake?
- May 12, 2014 at 7:52 AM
- Cathy at Wives with Knives said...
Whoo-wee, the recipe does use a lot of eggs! I was chuckling and feeling your pain at the same time as I read this post, Debby. Every time I turn a hot chiffon cake upside down on the neck of a wine bottle I expect it to fall out of the pan. Hasn't happened yet. I used to have a pan with those little "feet" but it got lost somewhere along the way. I'll have to look for another one. I wash my cake pan in soap and hot water right before I use it to make sure there is no grease on it. Even a tiny bit will make the cake fall. Your cake does look delicious and I love the cream cheese frosting.
- May 12, 2014 at 7:58 AM
- cherie said...
oy - what killer! The other day I baked a whole tray of rolls on waxed paper thinking it was parchment - seriously? Sigh
- May 12, 2014 at 4:36 PM
- Velva said...
You rock! I am not sure I would have even attempted it, but yours looks stunning.
Ugh- that the first one did not quite turn out but you have certainly redeemed yourself with next attempt. Love it.
- May 12, 2014 at 5:35 PM
- Barbara Bakes said...
I think we all have days like that in the kitchen that we don't share. It was fun to learn what not to do when make angel food. It's been too long since I've made one.
- May 12, 2014 at 7:40 PM
- Penny said...
Great post Debby. We all have those days when nothing works out. Those daffodils waiting for a picture perfect shot, oh yes I know. You are among friends here who understand that cooking is more than serving a meal. It is about sharing, photography and a connection with all of us. Thanks for making it real. We all have made mistakes too. By the way, great save! The cake looks delicious.
- May 13, 2014 at 3:02 PM
Ha! Thanks for sharing these fun details, Deb. Who among us has not made similar or worse mistakes? A wonderful post and yes 'm, you have taught us well. Please continue! You husband and son are the two most fortunate fellows that I've ever heard about. I love this space!!
- May 13, 2014 at 8:09 PM
- Joanne said...
Go you for baring your soul to the world! I'm sorry this wasn't worth the extra efforts. Guess you can't win em all!
- May 14, 2014 at 6:21 PM


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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Jared Allen overplayed their hand.
John Elway moved on. Elway, the Broncos' general manager, signed Aqib Talib, the former New England Patriot, to a six-year, $57 million contract, the team confirmed.
Talib is the type of big, physical corner Elway has tried to gather since he took charge of the Broncos' football operations department three years ago. The Broncos had been in deep negotiations with Rodgers-Cromartie, who played for them last year, but his asking price was too high.
Same, apparently, for former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen. The Broncos had been trying to work out a deal with the star pass rusher but when the two sides reached a stalemate, and the Dallas Cowboys released Ware on Tuesday, Elway called an audible.
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Arenas, oddly enough, are one of the more failed examples of BrikVersian architecture. Originally designed to specifically house violence as a spectator sport, these massive constructions seated thousands of minifigs around a central combat floor. Though their actual construction varied somewhat from culture to culture (from sand pits to floating crystalline disks hovering over a variety of deathtraps), their central design philosophy remained the same: provide an artificial location for combatants to duke it out and plenty of space for other minifigs to get a good view of it and revel in the carnage. The reality, however, is minifig reception to the idea ranged from disgust and a feeling of being insulted to outright disinterest. Mostly disinterest. Minifigs already have a place to fight and revel in carnage. It's called "Everywhere Else." Thus, most Arenas are now little more than crumbling ruins, piles of briks not being put to better use. Nevertheless, some of the more martial minded cultures still use them for training purposes or to keep their populations in line by forcing them to participate in the "fake" combat Arenas offer.
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Based on what she's said, it sounds surprisingly demanding and difficult.
I agree that squash should be in the Games. Fun sport to play.
On the topic of Dressage, I made the obvious 'its just walking around in a square' joke to my now ex-girlfriend (events unrelated). Owning a horse herself, she proceeded to explain exactly why it isn't as easy as it looks. Doesn't require as much physical fitness per se, however it involves ridiculous skill, effort, time and money. The latter two proving why the Royal Family is so good at it.
As for the question, anything Australia doesn't win
correct answer is swimming
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Will say this once and then nothing else. Defamation laws quite clear in Aus.be careful.
Medal should be given to the horse.
The equestrian events always feel like a farce to me, since what horse you have is such a massive variable.
I'm a big boxing fan but the amateur stuff is dodgy because different judges like different styles/things, so a huge factor is which judges you end up drawing.
100 metre sprint is obviously the most prestigious.
Also handball is a ****ing brilliant sport, how can you diss it. So underrated
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Batsman I tolerate: V. Richards, S. Tendulkar, E. Morgan, N. Hussain. KEVIN O F******* BRIEN
Heat swimmers who don't compete in the final are the least deserving gold medalists.
Rythmic Gymnastics and Trampolining up there too. I agree with the people who said Squash should be in the Olympics, I have no idea why it isn't..
i saw some gymnastics thing last night and all through i was thinking how the **** are you doing that so i dunno know i reckon it's fine
LOL at ballroom dancing. I heard they changed their name to 'dance sport' to try and get more cred.
Spikey, just thinking how the **** they did it shouldn't be enough to be an olympic sport. The performances are like a circus act.
The bird I watched had 2 batons and whilst it was quite impressive watching her chuck them into the air, do a spin on her back and then catch them, it was basically cirque du soleil
No idea what relevance someone performing the crucifix on the rings followed by a triple somersault dismount has to this
well i'm still taking it over weightlifting
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An intensity of purpose and a patient, suspenseful directing style make the B-movie "Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning" superior to most of the big-budget action films I've seen lately.
Combining elements of "The Terminator" and "Total Recall" while mostly ignoring the plots of previous "Universal Soldier" films dating back to 1992 (three of them, plus two direct-to-video productions), this one stars a quietly appealing Scott Adkins as a man who is beaten nearly to death while being forced to watch his wife and daughter murdered by a masked home invader (Jean-Claude Van Damme). Gradually it emerges that both men are Terminator-like killing machines destined for a bloody showdown.
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Alfalfa Management Practices Aid in Curing Process
Windrow spacing, using conditioners help offset potential losses
DES MOINES, Iowa. With rising hay prices, growers look to management practices to achieve a high-quality crop. Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, suggests growers refine alfalfa curing practices to maintain integrity of harvested hay.
Rapid, uniform curing of alfalfa is most desirable. However, recent research reveals forages dont dry at a uniform rate. Proper cutting and management practices can help offset curing time and potential quality losses.
Growers may think when alfalfa has been cut, its dead, says Dr. Bill Mahanna, coordinator of global nutritional sciences for Pioneer. Those cells continue to live. Theyre living, functioning and metabolizing in the windrow until the plant reaches about 48 percent moisture.
There are three main reasons for quality loss, Mahanna continues, respiration losses in the field, leaf shatter from harvesting equipment and the worst leaching due to any kind of rain.
Through proper curing practices, losses can be minimized. Alfalfa curing has three phases. The initial and intermediate phases occur rapidly. The final phase takes progressively more time.
There is a misconception that leaves dry primarily through the surface, but the surface is covered with a waxy cutin layer for protection, says Mahanna. The drying process actually occurs through stomates where the moisture escapes.
Stomates are openings in the leaves, small holes that act like lungs. Oxygen and moisture exit the alfalfa plant through these holes. Stomates open during the day and close at night.
In order to keep stomates open and functioning properly, growers need to look at their windrows. If a windrow is narrow and shaded, the stomates will close, says Mahanna. In return, you wont achieve the initial phase of rapid drying.
Spreading out a windrow creates more surface area for exposure to the sun and wind, allowing stomates to open and facilitate the removal of moisture through the leaves.
By understanding what those openings do act like lungs growers can aid the drying process through good windrow management. This allows moisture to escape and the crop to move into the intermediate phase of drying, says Mahanna. At that moisture level, it is safe to silo the hay at harvest.
Another option for growers is conditioners. A conditioner on a harvester along with a wide windrow is most beneficial when a grower is planning to bale alfalfa for dry hay.
If growers want dry hay, thats where conditioners are most beneficial. We still can have the wide windrow, but it helps considerably to utilize a conditioner, so when the stem is crushed there is radial movement of moisture from it, says Mahanna.
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